What better way to get players in the mood for the Arabian desert setting of Uncharted 3 than sand. In this 9 minute clip, an artist brings the game to life through sand painting. The artist’s name is Natalya Netselya, and she’s been working with sand for the past five years. “It was fun for…
Today, Nintendo revealed that it will release a new DSi XL color—Metallic Rose. Nintendo described it as “eye-catching shade of pink with a luminous modern sheen”. How fetching. The portable goes on sale September 18 and is priced at US$169.99. It joins other Nintendo DSi XL colors Bronze, Midnight Blue, and Burgundy. The “Metallic Rose”…
To promote the upcoming HD re-release of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Sony is rolling out new television ads that put the emphasis on hands. The spots are short, sweet, and elegant. 【PS3】HDリマスター版『ICO』＆『ワンダと巨像』TVCM「手篇」が公開 [ゲーム情報！ゲームのはなし] You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…
Yasuhiro Wada (Harvest Moon) and Yoshiro Kimura (Little King’s Story) joined the No More Heroes developer about a year ago. Now, they’ve apparently left. Kotaku‘s following up. [Siliconera]
If you are planning on buying PSP title Final Fantasy Type-O and if you really, really love FF, do yourself a favor. Buy this. This being a limited edition FF Type-0 box set sold through Square Enix’s online shop. It’s pricey (¥12,760 or US$165), but comes in a beautiful box. It’s packed with a copy…
Onechanbara, those cowgirl in a bikini hack-and-slash games, are returning once again to hack-and-slash things to bits. The new game is dubbed Onechanbara Z Kagura. It stars new cowgal heroines, Kagura and her sister Saya, as they battle baddies. Onechanbara Z Kagura will be out this winter. Watch the game’s trailer here 4Gamer.net – 「お姉チャンバラZ…
Earlier this year, pin-up Minako Komukai was on the run from Johnny Law. She stood accused of purchasing drugs from a group of Iranian dealers and fled to the Philippines. A warrant was put out for her arrest, and Komukai was an international fugitive. As previously posted, Komukai worked mostly as a pin-up, but also…
Justin Wong, best known for his battle with Diago, provided a bunch of training tips for players to improve their game. If you’re an old hand or a total greenhorn, Wong’s advice is worth a read. [Event Hubs Thanks, Jon!]
Being a child of the 1980s, action figures were a part of growing up. Posing them was intuitive and second nature. Kids today still play with action figures, but with increasingly better video games, action figures today are also digital. Game studios and animators create 3D models that they manipulate and bring to life via…
Like so many things do, it all started with a drunken tweet. This time, though, it ended up with girls licking doorknobs. “That drunken tweet was the impetus,” artist Ryuko Azuma told Kotaku. The self-taught illustrator is famous for his edgy, sexy drawings. “I tweeted that a collection of photos of a girl licking a…
Hot Shots | TOKYO, JAPAN – Sony’s latest golf game hits the virtual links with snazzy outfits (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Max Payne 3 Coming March 2012 Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as…
In a recent episode of Pokémon, Ash, or “Satoshi” as he’s called in Japan, introduced himself. The show, like most shows in Japan, has optional subtitles so hearing impaired individuals can also enjoy the program. Whoever did the subtitling has a wicked sense of humor. Japanese is filled with words that might sound similar, but…
When Rockstar Games dated Max Payne 3 this morning, it also released two new screenshots. You’d think it would’ve released three, because, you know, it’s Max Payne 3. You’d think. The two screenshots show shooting and running, providing a glimpse at the sort of in-game maps as well as gameplay. You can contact Brian Ashcraft,…
Rockstar Games is releasing Max Payne 3 in March 2012, the company revealed today. The game picks up where Max Payne 2 left off, and follows Payne as he works private security for a wealthy Brazilian industrialist in Sao Paulo, and Payne must fend off gangs targeting his client. And do it in the series’s…
The issue of Famitsu that introduces Nintendo’s new add-on 3ds thumb pad is on sale in Japan. Don’t live in Japan? Like Microsoft Paint? There is this. Kotaku Japan picked up a copy of the magazine, and using the images in Famitsu, recreated the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad. In the above image, Kotaku Japan wrote…
It was a great day when the Nintendo 3DS went on sale in Japan on February 26. It was also a great day when it launched in North America the following month. Shame the rest of the 3DS’s timeline hasn’t been so great. It’s been awful. Here is a list of Nintendo’s 3DS blunders (so…
Yesterday, a slew of new PS Vita titles leaked from Japanese game mag Famitsu. Today, three of those games have trailers, providing a look at what players can expect. The three titles are Dream Club Zero, a Vita port of the Xbox 360 original, Ragnarok Odyssey, a Vita version of the wildly popular Ragnarok, and…
Dragon Quest X was first revealed in December 2008—almost three years ago. If a former Square Enix employee is to be believed, the company has been working on it much longer than that. According to former Square Enix developer Takehiko Hoashi, the company’s been working on DQX for the past six years. If the title…
Kogoro Kurata is an artist. But he’s not your typical artist. He’s an ironsmith, and he doesn’t build bed frames or chandeliers. Kogoro Kurata builds enormous robots. In a shed. The son of an ironsmith, Kurata grew up making things, whether that was folding paper or putting together Gundam models. Kurata followed in his father’s…
Slimes | TOKYO, JAPAN – Yesterday, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata appeared at a Square Enix press event. (Photo: Game Watch Impress) Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Add-on is Real, Here’s Your First Horrifying Look Wait a second. That crazy insane rumor that the struggling Nintendo 3DS would be getting a second analog slider might actually be…
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